YEAR 6: 2015-2017

Summer 2- The Final Term

Dear Parents/Carers

Welcome to Summer 2, this promises to be a fun filled, exciting and an emotional end to your child's time at Phoenix. In this letter I will explain what we have planned for the forthcoming  term.

Romeo & Juliet 

As you will be aware we have started practising our end of year performance. The children will be practising their parts, singing, preparing the set and costumes. This will take a lot of effort and hard work from the whole class. Please visit the school website for the songs that your child will be singing and also help them to practise their lines. The performance will take place during the last week on Tuesday 18th July at 9:15am we hope you will be able to join us to celebrate the class' hard work. There will also be a leavers assembly on Thursday 20th at 9:00, and finally we will have our prize giving awards ceremony on Friday the 21st at 9:00am.

The fiver challenge

An exciting enterprise challenge will be taking place throughout the half term. In partnership with Year 3 children , your children will be given five whole English pound and create a scheme to create profit. We are excited to see how the children create their own mini business empires.

Thematic: Vikings

As you will be aware the children took their SATS tests last term. We focussed on Maths, English and Reading heavily. Which meant that we are now able to focus on our thematic work. We will focus on the Vikings and the impact they have on the United Kingdom.

Philosophy for Children

The children will be undergoing a number of philosophy for children investigations on some pertinent issues, especially those being raise by the current climate. 

Sex And Relationship Education 

The children will be undertaking sex and relationship education lessons, I will send a letter before these lessons asking for your permission and providing you with an opportunity to view to resources we will be using.

Trips

We have a number of trips planned and will provide letters with further details in the coming weeks. Including our attendance reward from the Summer 1 Term. Well Done Year 6!

Thank you for all your support throughout the course of this year.

Mr Gobey and Miss Evans

Spring 1 Term

Dear Parents/Guardians

Welcome to Spring 1 term in year 6, I hope you have all had a great start to the New Year. In this letter I will include the curriculum content that your child will be studying during this half term. As your child's SATS tests are beginning to approach we are going to be hosting after school booster sessions on Tuesdays-Reading,Writing and SPAG Thursdays- Maths. You will be receiving a letter shortly which you can use to sign your child up for the booster sessions.

English

Newspapers-

A quick recap unit focussing on 

Balanced and Unbalanced Arguments-

Stories with flash backs-

Maths

Ratios and Proportion 

Algebra

Measurement 

SATS revision

Theme

Rivers

Science

Light

PE

Tag Rugby

Fitness

RE

Places of worship 

Hinduism and Christianity 

Why and how we worship

Computing

Designing Apps

E-safety

Global learning

Access to clean drinking water

The effects of natural disasters

Poverty

Please ensure that your child is reading every night , and please talk to them about the books they are reading. I have attached a document which provides guidance as to the types of questions you should be asking when reading with your child.

 Please approach the year 6 team with any questions.

Mr Gobey, Mrs Irwin and Miss Evans 

Autumn 2

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to Autumn 2 in Year 6. The class have coped fantastically well with the challenges of Year 6 so far and have made great progress. We have thoroughly enjoyed studying the book 'A Monster Calls'.  The writing produced was of a very high standard and was incredibly emotive so we will be producing a class book to share this work with you during this half  term.  I will now share with you the objectives that the children will be covering during the next half term.

English

Biographies & Autobiographies

• The class will study the story of Malala. The female rights activist from Pakistan, who took on the Taliban and won her battle for education.
• The children will take on roles to write their own autobiographies.
• They will take part in a 'My Hero' project about someone they look up to and see as a positive influence.

Action Stories

• The class will study short action stories set in past, present and the future.
• The children will create their own action story using our Talk For Writing strategies.

Maths

• Multiples, Factors and Prime numbers
• Fractions, decimals and percentages
• Solving problems using the four operations.

Science

• Animals including humans.

Theme

• The class will continue to study  'The History of Medicine'
• Looking Ancient Greece and the foundations of modern medicine
• A Global Learning perspective on issues regarding healthcare around the world.
• The impact of the 'Great Plague'
• Modern Medicine

Art & Design

• Portraits linked to our English topics.

Music

• Carols 
• Creating mood using GarageBand.

Computing

• Learn how to create an information app.

PE

• Coaching sessions with LFC Coaches.
• Focus: Hand eye co-ordination

As you are aware we have had a number of INSET days during the first half term to provide our children with new exciting ways to learn. These were called, Talk for Writing and Philosophy for Children. If you would like any further information please look at the websites below. We will be using these new styles of teaching to help support and extend your child's learning and development.

​Underneath this letter there are a number of good websites to use to extend your child's learning and consolidate last terms work.

Thanks again for your support. Please do not hesitate to approach the Year 6 staff with any queries.

Mr Gobey, Mrs Irwin and Mrs Evans

A Monster Calls Trailer.

Check out the trailer below for the film version of our class novel. The children have seen it in class and can't wait to see the film at the end of our topic. 

A summary of Autumn 1 in Year 6

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to Year 6, your children are about to enter their final year of primary school and the end of their journey at Phoenix. As you are aware this year is very important year for your child as they will sit their SATS tests at the end of the year. These will give an indication to progress your child has made during their time at Phoenix. However, these tests do not determine, define or describe the abilities that your child has. They are all talented in so many ways. Please do not put your child under unnecessary pressure. As long as the children read every evening, complete homework when set and give 100% when in the classroom they will enjoy their year and succeed.

In the next part of this leaflet I will give a brief overview of what your child will be learning during this first half term.

English

Year 6 will start this term by studying Roahl Dahl's Danny Champion of the World. The children will read parts of the book and create their own stop animation videos with an audio description they have written. Also the children will write own recounts of the a key event in the story.

A Monster Calls

This half term out English will be based around the novel A Monster Calls. The children will study the characters write diary entries, fantasy stories, poetry, biographies and a short story based upon the main theme of the book. This novel is hugely moving and a fantastic read I advise you to get a copy

to read along with the class.

Maths

This term the children will be working on place value while also practising calculation methods for the four operations.  The class will then apply these to problems. We will be focussing on improving the class's times tables knowledge during the half term,  so please practise these at home.

Theme

A History of Medicine: providing a link to our English topic this term we will study the evolution of medicine focusing on key areas of study such as Ancient Greek Medicine, Medieval surgery,The Great Plague andMedical developments in the 19th and 20th century.

We also be using our whole school focus of global learning to look at access to medicine worldwide and the effect this has on the world and links to the Global Goals.

Science

Animals including Humans.

Mrs Irwin will be leading science in Year 6 this year. The class will be able to:

Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro- organisms, plants and animals 

Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics. 

RE

We will be examining faiths originating from Asia this term starting with a focus of on Sikhism.

Homework will be given on a Wednesday and be expected back the following Wednesday. 

Please encourage your child to read every night.

We will also be holding a Parent Open afternoon on Thursday 29th of September, we hope to see you all there to see  how and what  your child is learning at Phoenix.

Many Thanks,

Mr Gobey, Mrs Irwin and Miss Evans

GOOD-BYE & GOOD LUCK Y6!

"Be good and be happy!"

Y6 PRIZE-GIVING

Y6 LEAVERS' ASSEMBLY

Y6 TALENT!

Y4, Y5 & Y6 perform 'Archibald's War'

Y6 'Take a journey with Professor Fluffy'

Y6 are skipping!

Y6 CLASS READ COMPARED TO THE FILM VERSION!

"I preferred the book because I didn't want to see Bruno and Schmuel getting killed," said Darren.

Y6 BOOK SWAP!

Battle of the Somme Assembly!

Rounders in Y6

'OuR' Time in Y6

Today, we learned about the importance of family......

Wheelchair rugby in Y6

Maths Party Day in Y6!

Welcome to Summer 2 in Year 6!

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back to a new half term - Summer 2!

National Curriculum Coverage for this half term is as follows:

ENGLISH

DRAMA – ‘Archibald’s War’

-To listen and respond appropriately to adults

-To ask relevant questions to extend understanding

-To maintain attention and participate actively

-To speak audibly and fluently

-To participate collaboratively in performances

-To select and use appropriate registers for effective communication

MATHS

*Basic maths skills.....

​THEMATIC: World War II

• Understand the events that led to the start of World War II.
• Begin to understand the involvement of European countries during WWII.
• Understand that Europe is made up of a number of countries that are unique in many ways.
• Develop a clear picture of the life of Adolf Hitler & the beliefs that shaped his life.
• Understand how Hitler bought prosperity & some short lived peace in return for power and votes.
• Find out about the Dunkirk rescue from a variety of sources.
• Understand the situation that Britain faced in 1940.
• Understand the changes that occurred in Europe from 1938-1942.
• Study & create maps showing political change in Europe.
• Understand that religious differences have affected experiences in the past.
• Understand that during WW2 groups of people were persecuted.
• Consider impact upon people persecuted due to differences.
• Learn about ‘The Final Solution’ and the extent of the Nazi’s attempts to achieve this. 
• Learn what the Nazi death camps were and that the Holocaust was the murder of 6 million Jews and over 5 million others.
• Recognise different accounts of the Holocaust/begin to appreciate its immensity.

SCIENCE:

Changing Circuits [Children should learn:]

¨ that the brightness of bulbs, or speed of motors in a circuit can be changed

¨ that care needs to be taken when components in a circuit are changed to ensure bulbs/motors do not burn out

¨ that there are conventional symbols for components in circuits and these can be used to draw diagrams of circuits

¨ that circuit diagrams, using these symbols, can be understood by anyone who knows the symbols and can be used for constructing and interpreting circuits

¨ that the brightness of bulbs in a circuit can be changed by changing wires in a circuit

¨ to suggest a question to investigate, to decide what to do and what equipment to use to test this

¨ to make fair comparisons and draw conclusions

¨ to explain observations in terms of knowledge about electrical circuits

R.E.

¨ How does what people believe affect their behaviour?

¨ Belonging to a faith Community

¨ Why are milestones in our lives important?

¨ How do religions mark them?

¨ How could this help in the next phase of life?

¨ How does what people believe affect their behaviour?

¨ What is meditation?

¨ Why do people practice meditation?

P.E.

¨ Kwik-Cricket

¨ Athletics

P.S.H.E. - ‘Changes’

• Understanding feelings about change.
• Understanding how thoughts, feelings & behaviour are linked.
• Saying goodbye and moving on.

Y6 MAKING CIRCUITS

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN P.E. GAME!

Y6 LOCATING THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN WWII.

Y6 MAKING WWII MEMORY BOXES!

Y6 ARE BAKING!

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY!

Y6 PREPARING FOR THE NATIONAL YOUNG WRITERS' COMPETITION.

Y6 DESIGNING AND BUILDING BOATS!

Welcome to Summer 1 in Year 6!

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back to a new half term - Summer 1!

National Curriculum Coverage for this half term is as follows:

ENGLISH

*SATs REVISION.......

MATHS

*SATs REVISION.......

​THEMATIC: The UK - Investigating who we are!

¨ What is the UK?

¨ Images of the UK

¨ Who are we?

¨ Local and Global

¨ Who are the British?

¨ Moving out, Moving in

¨ Changing population

¨ The UK in the future

SCIENCE:

Changing Circuits [Children should learn:]

¨ that the brightness of bulbs, or speed of motors in a circuit can be changed

¨ that care needs to be taken when components in a circuit are changed to ensure bulbs/motors do not burn out

¨ that there are conventional symbols for components in circuits and these can be used to draw diagrams of circuits

¨ that circuit diagrams, using these symbols, can be understood by anyone who knows the symbols and can be used for constructing and interpreting circuits

¨ that the brightness of bulbs in a circuit can be changed by changing wires in a circuit

¨ to suggest a question to investigate, to decide what to do and what equipment to use to test this

¨ to make fair comparisons and draw conclusions

¨ to explain observations in terms of knowledge about electrical circuits

R.E.

¨ How does what people believe affect their behaviour?

¨ Belonging to a faith Community

¨ Why are milestones in our lives important?

¨ How do religions mark them?

¨ How could this help in the next phase of life?

¨ How does what people believe affect their behaviour?

¨ What is meditation?

¨ Why do people practise meditation?

COMPUTING:

FRENCH:

MUSIC:

P.E.

¨ Kwik-Cricket

¨ Athletics

P.S.H.E. - 'Relationships!'

¨ I can tell you about the people who are important to me

¨ I know some of the feelings people have when someone close dies or leaves

¨ I can use some strategies to manage these feelings

¨ I understand that different people show their feelings in different ways

¨ I understand that there is not just one way to grieve

¨ I can use some strategies to manage feelings associated with loss

¨ I can help support someone who is unhappy because they have lost someone

¨ I can tell when I am hiding a feeling and then choose to share it with someone

¨ I can break friends with someone without hurting their feelings

¨ I understand when breaking friends might be the best thing to do

¨ I can think about when to forgive someone

¨ I can forgive someone

SAT's revision Easter holidays!

This week's 'OuR' time in Y6

We heard the inspirational story of Nick Vujicic (a Christian evangelist) who was born without any limbs. He has said that, "If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He will certainly use any willing heart!"

Daniel v Mrs Irwin - the battle continues...

Y6 LEAD THE CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY!

Y6 helping Y3 in their History lesson.

Samar & Mrs Irwin showing Y6 how they pray.

One surprising fact we learnt - even though Samar's first language is Urdu (he is from Pakistan), he must recite his prayers in Arabic.

This week's 'OuR' time in Y6

We learnt about the festival of Holi, where Hindu's remember when good triumphed over evil!

We also talked about how a small act of kindness is the same as 'giving love' to our neighbour.

EASTER EGG COMPETITION IN Y6

Y6 MAKING PERISCOPES

RECIPROCAL READING AND PEER MARKING IN Y6

HOLI ASSEMBLY

SPORT RELIEF DAY 18.03.2016